Oscar Week: Meet the Nominees

Let’s take a look at the Best Supporting Actor category. Today we’ll showcase Christian Bale for his role in The Fighter. This acclaimed film tells the true tale of Irish Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg), a light welterweight boxer who lives in the shadow of his older brother Dickie Ecklund (Bale). Dickie, at one point in time, knocked down Sugar Ray Leonard. Ward has promise, however, he is being held back by his family, including his older brother Dickie. The story revolves around Ward trying to advance his career with one last shot…make it or break it!

C. Jordan is an avid pop culture enthusiast and writer who currently resides in Iowa. In the 1990's, she lived in in the midst of Hollywood, California where she appeared in several television shows and low budget films, such as Crocodile Tears and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (uncredited). She now continues her passion for all things reality and entertainment here, helping to create The Yak! She is also pursuing work in the medical administration field, having gone back to school and earning her degree in Medical Office Management. She also has a B.A. in Psychology.

A nine-hour adaptation of "11/22/63" - King's thriller about the Kennedy assassination - is headed directly to Hulu. Helmed by Abrams, the series is a limited “event series,” but there will be opportunities for future subsequent seasons based on the story, which follows high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on the fateful date in American history.